Profile
Becky L. Caruso is a commercial and civil litigation trial attorney with over fifteen years of experience. She focuses her practice on representing corporate clients, including major retailers, in a broad range of matters, including antitrust litigation and compliance, class action, products liability, premises liability, construction, and real estate matters.
She counsels clients with the goal of limiting a company’s potential litigation exposure and handles all facets of litigation from investigation through discovery and case resolution. Becky also has advocated for clients in trials, mediations, arbitrations, and appeals in New Jersey and New York federal and state courts, and federal courts throughout the country. In addition, Becky is Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig New Jersey’s Women’s Initiative and serves as a mentor for junior attorneys and law students.
Concentrations
- Antitrust
- Class Action Defense
- Breach of contract claims
- Insurance
- Pre-litigation counseling
- Business strategy advice
- Advising clients on antitrust compliance and pre-merger notification requirements
- Preparing and submitting U.S. Hart-Scott-Rodino Act filings
The attorney is providing legal services through and affiliated with Greenberg Traurig, LLP, a New York Limited Liability Partnership. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Capabilities
Experience
- Currently representing large U.S. food distributor in an antitrust claim in federal court in Illinois against the nation’s largest chicken producers, alleging a multi-year conspiracy to fix prices and coordinate supply of broiler chickens. This case is part of a larger series of cases involving class actions and multiple district litigation among various direct purchasers.
- Currently representing a real estate brokerage in a proposed class action brought by home sellers alleging that certain real estate brokerages, multiple listing services, and real estate associations conspired to artificially inflate commissions paid to real estate agents.
- Currently representing a multifamily rental housing property manager in an MDL comprised of antitrust cases pending in over 20 states relating to claims that property managers around the country have fixed or artificially increased rental rates using algorithmic pricing software.
- Obtained summary judgment in New York Supreme Court on behalf of major grocery retailer.
- Obtained partial dismissal of claims in Queens Supreme Court on behalf of hair care product manufacturer.
- Certified Legal Intern, Chester County, Pennsylvania Office of District Attorney, 2007- 2008
- Judicial Intern, Honorable John E. Selser, J.S.C., Summer 2006
Recognition & Leadership
- Member, Winning Team, New Jersey Law Journal’s "General Litigation Department of the Year," 2024
- Team Member, Benchmark Litigation’s “New Jersey Law Firm of the Year,” Shortlisted, 2022, 2024
- Team Member, The American Lawyer’s “Regional Litigation Department of the Year – New Jersey,” Finalist, 2019
- Distinguished Alumnus in Business, The Somers Point Foundation For Education, 2017
A description of the selection methodology for the above awards can be found here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
- Member, New Jersey Women Lawyers Association
- Member, Board of Directors, 2024-Present
- Member, Antitrust Section, American Bar Association
- Member, Litigation Section, American Bar Association
- Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
- Member, New York State Bar Association
- Member, Texas State Bar Association
- Member, Essex County, New Jersey Bar Association
Credentials
- J.D., Widener University School of Law, 2008
- B.A., Crime, Law, and Justice, Pennsylvania State University, 2005
- New Jersey
- Texas
- New York
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas